John Cage: City Circus, Program VIII
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 - 04:33 PM
From the New Sounds archives, this is the eighth program in a series celebrating the life and legacy of John Cage, who would have been 100 this year. Every Wednesday at 10pm until the end of November, we’re bringing you these archival “John Cage: CityCircus” programs. For this show, listen to an archival WNYC recording of John Cage himself, live from the Kitchen in 1989, performing his reading, “As It Were.” Plus, hear Cage’s masterwork, Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano, as performed by Joshua Pierce.
PROGRAM # 1055, John Cage/Citycircus, Program VIII (First aired on 6/29/1994)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Joshua Pierce, prepared piano |
Between the Keys - Microtonal Masterpieces of the 20th Century |
Cage:
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Newport Classic NPD #85526 |
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John Cage |
Koln/NY live at the Kitchen (WNYC 4/89)
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"As it Were” [11:00] |
This performance not commercially available. |
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Joshua Pierce, prepared piano |
Between the Keys - Microtonal Masterpieces of the 20th Century |
Cage: Sonatas & Interludes, conclusion [24:30] |
See above. |
Comments [1]
Beautiful shivering glass music blessing our ongoing brain activity.
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